There are 10 ways to get from Costa Rica to Colima by plane, bus, car, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)SJO - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colima
9h 35m$2,890–8,227Fly Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)LIO - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colima
11h 2m$1,850–6,913Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCASjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to México City
- Take the bus from México Poniente to Colima
2d 11h$3,676–5,266Drive 3,063.7 km
- Drive from San José to Colima3,063.7 km
41h 27m$7,357–10,627Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO)SJO - ZLO
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Colima
16h 41m$9,390–39,137Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQP
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)XQP - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colima
10h 28m$3,758–9,285Bus via Atlacomulco
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCASjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to México City
- Take the bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Atlacomulco
- Take the bus from Atlacomulco to Colima
2d 12h$3,606–5,466Bus via Guatemala City
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCASjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Take the bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Take the bus from México Poniente to Colima
2d 16h$3,704–5,900Bus via Guatemala City #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCASjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Take the bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Colima
2d 19h$4,154–8,300Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvador
- Take a shuttle bus from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Pijijiapan
- Take the bus from Pijijiapan to Central ACN
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Colima
3d 2h$3,415–7,363
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Colima is to fly and bus which costs $1800 - $7000 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Colima is to fly and bus which takes 9h 35m and costs $2800 - $8500.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Colima. However, there are services departing from Terminal Atlántico Norte and arriving at Colima via Terminal San Benito - CCA, Guatemana Aguilar Batres, Tapachula, Politécnico and México Poniente. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Colima is 2557 km. The road distance is 3063.7 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Colima without a car is to bus via Guatemala City which takes 2 days 16h and costs $3700 - $6000.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Costa Rica to Colima, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Colima bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
Costa Rica to Colima bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal San Benito - CCA station.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Colima is 3064 km. It takes approximately 41h 27m to drive from Costa Rica to Colima.
There are 61+ hotels available in Colima.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Colima, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Colima via Terminal San Benito - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, México City, Balbuena, Metro San Lázaro, Buenavista, and México Poniente in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–38,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–10,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–50,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–55,000
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $370–700
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from México Poniente to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Manzanillo to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Atlacomulco
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–300
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Atlacomulco to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $380–700
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,451
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,000–1,400
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $290–750
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–800
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $350–800
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $896
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–850
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $420–600
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to México City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $850–1,000
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $850–1,000
- Phone
- +52 55 9689 1914
- sistemas@caminante.mx
- Website
- tmt-caminante.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Atlacomulco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–230
- Schedules at
- tmt-caminante.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,000
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Pijijiapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–410
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,400
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- aviajarguatemala@gmail.com
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to Pijijiapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 800 397 7292
- Website
- fypsa.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Pijijiapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- fypsa.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Pijijiapan to Central ACN
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $2,100–2,600
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